Scottish Maritime Museum: Irvine
With a National Art Pass you get
The museum is home to a nationally recognised collection of Scottish ships, canoes, lifeboats and other vessels, as well as engineering designs, machinery and tools.
Housed in a huge former Victorian shipyard building, the museum explores Scotland's important contribution to maritime history. As well as vessels of all scales and sizes, there are exhibits that reveal the stories of the shipyard workers, inventors and sailors who made their construction possible.
You can also visit the Scottish Maritime Museum: Dumbarton.
Visitor information
Address
The Linthouse Building, Harbour Road, Irvine, Ayrshire, KA12 8BT
01294 277177
Opening times
Daily, 10am – 5pm
Exclusions and safety measures
You can now buy tickets in advance from our website
2 metres social distancing is enforced.
Please wear a mask on the premises
Our cafe is now open.
Unfortunately we cannot currently offer tours of MV Kyles or our Tenement Flat.
Visitors will find hand sanitising stations the museum and we’ve increased our cleaning regime across all buildings
As ever, visitor teams will be on hand to answer any questions you have.
Please do not visit the Museum if you or anyone in your household has any symptoms of Coronavirus.
Visitor information
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The National Art Pass lets you enjoy free entry to hundreds of museums, galleries and historic places across the UK, while raising money to support them.